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THE IMPORTANCE OF SUMMER READING

THE IMPORTANCE OF SUMMER READING. Jobs Today. 90% of the jobs today require either a TECHNICAL EDUCATION or a 4-YEAR COLLEGE DEGREE. Only 10% of jobs require unskilled labor. Research on Summer Reading.

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THE IMPORTANCE OF SUMMER READING

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  1. THE IMPORTANCE OF SUMMER READING

  2. Jobs Today 90% of the jobs today require either a TECHNICAL EDUCATION or a 4-YEAR COLLEGE DEGREE. Only 10% of jobs require unskilled labor.

  3. Research on Summer Reading Children who DO NOT READ in the summer can lose two to three months of reading skills. Kids who DO READ tend to gain a month of reading proficiency. 3

  4. The Importance of Summer Reading Children who read four or more books over the summer do better on reading tests in the fall. *Kim, Jimmy. “Summer Reading and the Ethnic Achievement Gap,” The Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk (2004). 4

  5. Our Students Are Going to Take the Challenge!

  6. Access to Books Students need access to good books: • Book Fair/Reading Club • School or community library • Bookstores • Book exchanges • Garage sales

  7. Engaging Students Interactive reading minute logs Read for the World Record!

  8. Logging in the First Time • The first time your child logs in they are asked to complete a short initial set up. • Go to scholastic.com/summer • In the KIDS box, click the “Get Started” button and enter their username and password. • Follow the steps for the first-time sign-in.

  9. Logging Reading Minutes • Go to scholastic.com/summer • Select KIDS “Get Started” button and enter screen name and password. • This takes you right to your personal home page to log minutes. • After logging your minutes, you should see a “Your minutes were successfully logged” message.

  10. Setting a Reading Goal Partner with your child to create a reading goal. • 4 books for Grades 3-6 @ 180 minutes per book = 720 minutes • 20 minutes per day x 5 days a week x 10 weeks = 1,000 minutes

  11. Key Dates Last day for students and teachers to retrieve minutes and print out Summer Challenge stats! The Scholastic Summer Challenge officially ends. Begin entering minutes into Read for the World Record!

  12. A Successful Summer Reading Program Includes: Giving kids ACCESS to books they want to read Providing kids CHOICE in their book selection Family INVOLVEMENT to encourage and monitor reading Daily READING PRACTICE

  13. Kickoff Your Summer Reading • Make a list of your summer reading goals and books to read as a family. • Have your kids sign a Summer Reading Pledge with the number of minutes they plan to read. • Visit scholastic.com/summerto easily log reading minutes.

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